Perfumery-atomizer.



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No. l746,866.l

UNITED STATES Patented December 15, 1903.

RUSSELL W. MOORE, OF ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

PERFU MERY-ATOM IZER.

EEECIFEGATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,866, dated December15, 1903.

Application iled epril 9,1903. Seria-l No. 151,767. (No model.)

To all whom, t may cou/cern.-

Be it known that I, RUSSELL W. MOORE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Orange, in the county of Essex and State= of NewJersey, have invented certain new.

employed to preserve the liquid perfume and.'

to atomize it.

Perfumes which consist of essential oils or extracts mixed with ordissolved in volatile' solvents, such as alcohol, become thick andsticky from the constant evaporation of the solvent around the outlet ofthe bottle or other receptacle in which they are contained, and thisdeposit oxidizing by contact with the air causes the odor todeteriorate.

The purpose of my invention is to keep such a perfume out of contactwith the air and also to provide means whereby it may be sprayedoratomized ou its discharge from the receptacle, so as at once to bedissipated on the airin a light cloud,which disseminates the perfume andreduces the strength of a strong odor.

In carrying out my invention I place the perfume which has beendissolved in or mixed with a volatile solvent in the usual manner in abottle, in which it is charged with a neutral'gas under pressure. Byneutral I mean a gas which has no odor in itself and one which sets upnopdeletereous reaction with the body of liquid perfume. In most casescabonic-acid gas or carbon dioxid is entirely suitable for this purpose,and as it is cheap, readily obtained, and the handling of it underpressure is well understood it is best adapted for such use. Having beenintroduced into the bottle containing the perfume, it there remainsuntil it is desired to use the latter, when the opening of thedischarge-valve permits it to escape either in a solid stream or in inespray, as may be desired.

The atou'iizing mixture, by a requirement of the Patent Office, is madethesubject of a separate application for Letters Patent.

l have illustrated-in the accompanying drawings a suitable form ofapparatus in which to carry my mixture and to discharge it as stated.

In the drawings, Figure l is central vertical section of thedischarge-nozzles of the ap paratus and the upper portion of the bottle.Fig. 2 is a detail showing= the valves open and the atomizing operationgoing on, and Fig. 3 is a detail showing the' valve closed.

In the drawings, l is the upper portion of a strong receptacle made ofglass or other suitable material strong enough to normally resist theinternal pressure of the duids to be contained therein. It is threadedat the top externally at 1l to receive the head 2, which is made ofmetal and is threaded at .21 to engage with the threads ll ot' thebottle and is also provided with a lateral threaded aperture to receivethe discharge-spout 80. This discharge'spout is also internally threaded and adapted to receive the block 3l,to which are attached thenozzles L and 5, 4 being the gas-nozzle and 5 the perfumery-nozzle.

The perfumery-nozzle 4 is bent downward and secured to a cylinder 6,with which it comm un icates through a passage 5l and which is providedwith a transverse diaphragm 52 and with a dependent tube 53, whichextends almost but not quite to the bottom of the bottle l.

A valve 7 is secured to the lower end of a vertical valve-rod 70,passing through suitable apertures in the head 2. At its upper extremitythe rod is provided with a pushbutton 7l and between the top 22 of thehead 2 and the lower diaphragm 24 of the cover 23 is encircled by acoiled spring 25 and is provided with an annular lug 26. The valverod 70is also provided wththe gas-valve 40, extending laterally therefrom andadapted to press against the terminal opening 4l of the gas-nozzle 4 toclose it.

The head 2 is provided with a cover 23, which is provided also with thetransverse intermediate diaphragm 24. The purpose of this cover is toprotect the valve-rod and button from accidental injury.

The mode of operation of my device is as follows: Supposing the bottle lto be filled with the liquid perfume, in part, and in part withcarbonio-acid gas under pressure, Athe pressure of the gas Within thetube 53 and underneath the valve 7 will lift 'the latter IOO against theseat formed by the under surface of the diaphragm 52 and Will close theinlet to the perfume-nozzle 5. Similarly the gasvalve would pressagainst the nozzle 4 to Now if the push-button 71 be pressed downwardthe valve-rod 70 and the valve 7 are moved downward and the valve 40 ismoved away from the inlet 41 of the gas-nozzle 4. The free gas in theupper part of the bottle immediately begins to rush out of the nozzle 4,and as it leaves the tip 42 in a fine stream it creates a vacuum infront of the tip 54 of the nozzle 5 and atomizes the outowing current ofliquid which has been forced upward through the pipe 53, the opening inthe diaphragm 52, and the nozzle 5. This spray continues to be deliveredso long as the valve is held open and the pressure of the gas issufficient to maintain it. Now if the pressure upon the button 71 berelieved the pressure within the bottle, if suflcient, presses theValves 7 and 40 upward and closes the ports 41 and 51, leading to thenozzles 4 and 5. If the pressure within the bottle should beinsufficient to close these valves by reason of the exhaustion of thegas, the resilience of the coiled spring 25 will be sufficient to pressthe lug 26 against the diaphragm 24 and keep the valves shut.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. AnV atomizerfor perfumery-bottles, adapted to contain perfumery in solution and gaspermanently under pressure, comprising a gas-nozzle and aperfumery-nozzle arranged to atomize when in operation, and inlet-valvesto each nozzle having a common stem.

2. An atomizer for perfumery bottles, adapted to contain perfumery insolution and gas permanently under pressure, comprising a gas-nozzle anda perfumery-nozzle arranged to atomize when in operation, andinlet-valves to each nozzle having a common stem, in combination withmeans for keeping each valve normally shut. y

3. An atomizer for perfumery bottles, adapted to contain perfumery insolution and gas permanently under pressure, comprising a gas-nozzle anda perfulnery-nozzle arranged to atomize when in operation, andinlet-valves to each nozzle having a common stem, in oombination withmeans for keeping the Valves shut when the pressure of the gas Within thbottle is not sufficient to do so.

Witness my hand this 8th day of' April, 1903, at the city of New York,in the county and State of New York.

RUSSELL W. MOORE.

Witnesses:

HERMAN MEYER.,

BARTLETT J. SMITH.

